Hallion was the plate umpire and crew chief during a game Sunday at Chicago against the White Sox and Price thought he missed a pitch. They exchanged words and the AL Cy Young winner accused Hallion of directing an expletive at him.

Hallion called Price a “liar” after the game.

Price, Hellickson and Moore later made comments about Hallion on Twitter. The pitchers were fined for violating MLB’s social media policy that forbids “displaying or transmitting content that questions the impartiality of or otherwise denigrates a major league umpire.”

The 33-year-old McKinnie is an 11-year NFL veteran who has played the last two seasons with Baltimore. He played his first nine seasons with the Minnesota Vikings.

McKinnie started all 16 regular-season games with the Ravens in 2011. He started all four postseason games at left tackle in the 2012 season after playing as a reserve during the regular season. McKinnie helped provide protection as quarterback Joe Flacco threw 11 touchdowns with no interceptions in the Ravens’ Super Bowl run.

NFL

Jets cut 2 after arrests for marijuana possession

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. – New York Jets defensive end Claude Davis and cornerback Cliff Harris were cut a day after they were arrested and charged with possession of marijuana.

The two players, who were signed to reserve-future contracts in January and never played for the Jets, were arrested Monday night in Morristown, N.J., after an officer noticed the vehicle they were in was filled with smoke. According to a release provided by Morristown Police, the officer smelled “burnt marijuana” when the driver rolled down his window.

Davis, 23, and Harris, 22, were released after being served a summons, but a third person, Daniel Godfrey, 21, of Morristown, was charged with marijuana possession, intent to distribute and possessing a loaded handgun. Godfrey was detained at Morris County Correctional Facility in default of $50,000 bail.

NBA

Golden State Coach Jackson fined $25,000

OAKLAND, Calif. – Golden State Coach Mark Jackson was fined $25,000 by the NBA yesterday for making public comments in an attempt to influence the officiating in the Warriors’ playoff series with Denver.

After Golden State’s 107-100 loss at Denver on Tuesday night, Jackson repeatedly mentioned Kenneth Faried’s foul in the first half, when the Denver forward stuck out his right leg and moved his body while Warriors star Stephen Curry ran through traffic.

“They tried to send hit men at Steph,” Jackson said. “There were some dirty plays early.”

NBA

Sources: Kahn out as Wolves president, Saunders in

MINNEAPOLIS – David Kahn is out as president of basketball operations for the Minnesota Timberwolves and Flip Saunders is coming in.

The Timberwolves announced yesterday that owner Glen Taylor decided not to pick up the option for next season on Kahn’s contract. Three people with knowledge of the situation told the Associated Press that Taylor is putting the finishing touches on a deal to hire Saunders as Kahn’s replacement. The people spoke on the condition of anonymity because an official announcement has not been made.

Kahn spent four seasons leading the Timberwolves. He helped bring point guard Ricky Rubio and Coach Rick Adelman to Minnesota, but his teams went 89-223 and missed the playoffs in all four of his seasons.

NHL

Backstrom, Stoner day to day for Wild

CHICAGO – Minnesota Wild goalie Niklas Backstrom and defenseman Clayton Stoner did not practice yesterday, increasing the possibility they will be unavailable for Game 2 of their first-round playoff series against the Chicago Blackhawks.

Wild forward Jason Pominville also missed yesterday’s practice and will not travel to Chicago for tonight’s game. He missed Game 1.

Coach Mike Yeo said if Backstrom is unable to go, Josh Harding will get the start tonight after he made 35 saves in Minnesota’s 2-1 overtime loss in the opener Tuesday night.

TENNIS

Tipsarevic into Munich quarterfinals

MUNICH – Top-seeded Janko Tipsarevic of Serbia defeated Grega Zemlja of Slovenia, 6-4, 6-2, to reach the quarterfinals of the BMW Open yesterday.

Tipsarevic is bidding for his second title of the year after winning the Chennai Open at India in January. He will face Daniel Brands of Germany, who beat Gael Monfils of France, 6-3, 3-6, 6-0.

On the women’s side, fourth-seeded Carla Suarez Navarro of Spain is into the semifinals with a 6-2, 6-4 victory over Monica Puig of Puerto Rico.

Romina Oprandi also advanced with a 6-2, 6-2 win against Svetlana Kuznetsova.

ATHLETICS

Study: Adults minimize steroid use as problem

NEW YORK – A study finds that American adults rank steroid use among adolescents as less of a problem than alcohol, bullying, marijuana and sexually transmitted diseases.

The study was co-commissioned by baseball’s Hall of Fame and released yesterday.

Those polled ranked cocaine and eating disorders as bigger problems. While 97 percent of the respondents believe steroids cause negative health effects, just 19 percent think steroid use is a big problem among high school students.

Hall President Jeff Idelson said the study shows that steroids and performance-enhancing substances “remain a mystery to the American public.”

The survey of 1,002 adults by was conducted by The Gallup Organization and commissioned by the Hall, the Taylor Hooton Foundation and the Professional Baseball Athletic Trainers Society.